Primary Election Candidates File 2013 Campaign Finance Reports

Pre-Primary Financial Reports Will Be Filed By Tuesday, April 22nd

Staff Report

Due to several highly contested party races for the upcoming May 6th Primary Election, several candidates were already in full campaign mode in late 2013. Campaign financial reports for the previous 12 months were recently turned into the Owen County Clerk’s Office.

For Owen County Circuit Court Judge 2 Republican Party candidate Kelsey Hanlon and the Committee to Elect Hanlon For Owen County Circuit Court Judge 2, contributions totaled $5,415.96, with expenditures of $4,915.96, leaving a balance of $500.

Owen County Circuit Court Clerk Republican Party candidate Angie Lawson, the Committee to Elect Lawson for Owen County Clerk; contributions totaled $563.90, with expenditures of $563.90.

Owen County Council, District 2 Democratic Party candidate Anton Neff, the Committee to Elect Neff For Council; $5 on hand.

Owen County Sheriff Democratic Party candidate Mike Swafford, the Committee to Elect Swafford for Sheriff; contributions totaled $3,549.16, with expenditures of $3,525.73, leaving a balance of $23.43.

Owen County Sheriff Democratic Party candidate Darin Crum, the Committee to Elect Crum for Sheriff; contributions totaled $5,000, with expenditures of $1,380, leaving a balance of $3,620 for 2014.

Owen County Sheriff Democratic Party candidate Greg Denny, the Committee to Elect Denny for Sheriff; contributions totaled $900, with expenditures of $883, leaving a balance of $17.

Owen County Sheriff Democratic Party candidate Richard Foutch, the Committee to Elect Foutch for Sheriff; contributions totaedl $1,797, with expenditures of $1,748.52, leaving a remaining balance of $48.68.

Owen County Sheriff Republican Party candidate Scott Carmichael, the Committee to Elect Carmichael for Sheriff; contributions totaled $154, with expenditures of $154.

Owen County Treasurer Republican Party candidate Diane Franklin Stutsman, the Committee to Elect Stutsman for Treasurer; contributions totaled $215, with expenditures of $192.06, leaving a balance of $215.

Owen County Recorder Democratic Party candidate Tami Snodgrass, the Committee to Elect Snodgrass for Recorder; contributions totaled $138.57, with expenditures of $138.57.

Owen County Council Republican party candidate Churck Hess, the Committee to Elect Hess for Council; $0.

Also filing campaign finance reports in 2013, leftover from the 2012 General Election were: Democrat Marc Ruble, Owen County Board of Commissioners, District 3, the Committee To Elect Marc Ruble For Owen County Commissioner District 3; $130 remaining.

Republican Scott Bieniek, Owen County Circuit Court Judge, the Friends of Scott Bieniek; began 2013 with $1,700.75, received contributions of $2,799.25, with expenses totaling $4,500.

The Owen County Democratic Party began 2013 with $2,092.66 and received contributions totaling

$5,225.01, with expenditures of $4,784.53. The party had a remaining balance of $2,533.04 entering 2014.

For the local GOP, the Owen County Republican Party began the year with $1,294.73 and received contributions totaling $4,071.09. With expenditures totaling $4,652.95, the party began 2014 with $712.87.

Primary candidates have until Tuesday, April 22 to file pre-primary campaign financial reports for 2014 with the local clerk’s office.